Snap parliamentary elections have begun in Serbia, with polling stations opening at 7 a.m. local time on October 25.

Axar.az reports, citing Serbian broadcaster N1, that a total of 2,418 candidates from 18 electoral lists are competing for 250 seats in the Serbian parliament.

The main contest is expected to be between the “United Serbia” coalition, led by former President Aleksandar Vucic, and the civic group “Student List – Students Are Winning.”

A total of 6,451,292 voters are eligible to cast their ballots at 8,392 polling stations across Serbia and abroad. Voting is scheduled to continue until 8 p.m.

According to election monitoring organisation CRTA, voter turnout reached 19.8% by 10 a.m., compared with 9.8% at the same time during the 2023 parliamentary elections.